Baja and One World Technologies Agree to $4.3 Million Civil Penalty, Internal Compliance Improvements for Failure to Report Defective Minibikes and Go-Carts
October 28, 2014, Reuters
Largest-ever civil penalty levied by agency. CPSC charges minibike company with failure to report safety problems with 11 different models.
Parents urged to replace ‘dangerous’ child car seat that failed crash safety tests – but Argos is still selling them and says there WON’T be a recall
October 29, 2014, Daily Mail Online
Manufacturer selling remaining inventory claiming it meets standard EU safety requirements. Consumer group issued an alert to warn all parents seats scored zero in safety tests.
Plastics Chemical Linked to Changes in Baby Boys’ Genitals
October 29, 2014 Epoch Times
Pthalate DiNP linked to male reproductive development by Swedish study. Chemical industry claims study “does not prove the chemical caused changes” while the CPSC recommends a permanent ban.
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission : Toys R Us pays penalty for supplying unsafe household cots
October 29, 2014, 4-Traders
Testing shows cots did not comply with mandatory safety standard. Court-enforceable settlement includes requirement that toy retailer “implement a consumer law compliance program.”
BSI Introduces New Supply Chain Solutions to the Middle East
October 29, 2014 MENAFN Press
Firm claims “range of security tools and a network of experts” to help track supplier risk. Says its risk-based methodology helps identify highest risk and lower compliant suppliers.
OAS Holds Permanent Council Meeting in Washington
October 29, 2014, Latin American Herald Tribune
Group Expresses Solidarity with Canada; Approves Resolution for the “Operational Rules of the Consumer Safety and Health Fund,” which seeks to strengthen safety network through development of an Inter-American Rapid Product Safety Warning System.
Battling Safety Rules for Off-Road Vehicles, Industry Gets Boost From Senators
October 29, 2014, Fair Warning
Bi-partisan group in a letter to CPSC urges the agency to reach agreement with industry on voluntary standards. Consumer group claims senators fall into category of defending “the interests of hometown manufacturers against the broader public interest.”
Building relations with Ukraine: a look back on priorities, activities and achievement under the ENPI (2007-2013)
October 24, 2014, EU Neighborhood Info Center
EU Report cites targeted assistance on trade-related issues. New laws adopted “for the removal of technical barriers to trade, e.g. on general product safety and market surveillance.”
